Χαραηώστης
Ancient Greek
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Etymology
[edit]From Scythian *Xārahōsta (“splendid, mighty”), composed of *xāra (“splendid”) + *hauvasta (“powerful”) (cf. Khotanese hauvasta (“powerful”).[1]
Cognate with Gandhari 𐨑𐨪𐨀𐨆𐨯𐨿𐨟 (kharaosta).
Proper noun
[edit]Χαραηώστης • (Kharaēṓstēs) m (genitive Χαραηώστου); third declension
- a male given name from Scythian: Kharahostes, an Indo-Scythian satrap
References
[edit]- ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
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- Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek proper nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns
- Ancient Greek third-declension proper nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the third declension
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns
- Ancient Greek given names
- Ancient Greek male given names